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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"Sunni"”.
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Agreeing to Submit: Authority Constructions in Modern Sunni Islam
<p>In the modern age, Sunni communities are often claimed to be in a moment of crisis. However, despite outward arguments about this crisis, Sunni communities are more accurately described as within a state of transformation. By analyzing constructions of authority from Sayyid Qutb, the clerical …
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Alevi and Sunni in rural Turkey : diverse paths of change
… are Muslim, divided into two sects, Alevi and Sunni. 74 villages are Sunni and 20 Alevi, 2 villages contain both Alevi and Sunni. The town I estimare to be 90 per cent Sunni. The finding which I discuss in my dissertation is that the Sunni villages are more successful than the Alevi villages at …
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The concept of Khilafah according to selected Sunni and Shi I Quranic Commentaries
… Qur'anic conception of khiläfah from selected Sunni and ShiCI points of view, in both the classical and modern periods. The term khiläfah, widely used by the Sunnis, is inseparable from imämah, the term which the ShiCis prefer. The concept arose very early in Islam and has continued to provoke …
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The Culture of Muslim Diaspora and (Un)Changing Identities: Sunni Turkish Ethnicity in London
At the end of 1960s Sunni Turks from Turkey, after the Turkish Cypriots, migrated to the UK and provided further growth to the ethnic economy and cultural diversity in London. Although there is an increasing amount of literature on ethnocultural subgroups of the Turkish community across Europe and …
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A Subcontinent's Sunni Schism: The Deobandi-Barelvi Rivalry and the Creation of Modern South Asia
… and certainly the most significant within Sunni Islam. More recently, that rivalry has often been expressed by means of bullets and bombs, especially in Pakistan. But beyond the headline-grabbing violence of the Deobandi-Barelvi schism lies the story of a century-and-a-half-long religious …
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SUNNI AND SHI’I SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN IRAQ DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD (2003- 2005): IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY AND DIALOGUE
… manifestation of an identity struggle between Sunni and Shi’a groups within Iraq, and connect this phenomenon to issues of hegemony and democracy. The discussion of Sunni and Shi‘i relations in Iraq as it relates to the Iraqi reconstruction period involves numerous areas of discipline including …
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A light in every home : Huda TV's articulation of Orthodox Sunni Islam in the global mediascape
… empirical data on the manner in which orthodox Sunni Islam operates within the global mediascape--the increasingly integrated, geographically expansive, and globally accessible media environment of which satellite television is one important component. This dissertation first examines the …
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Post-Conversion Experiences of African-American Male Sunni Muslims: Community Integration and Masculinity in Twenty-First Century Philadelphia
… males form the largest category of converts to Sunni Islam in the US. This study aimed at understanding the ways in which the conversion process impacted social connections, both preexisting connections and creation and fostering of new ones post-conversion. This study sought to capture this …
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The Effect of the Sunni-Shi'a Conflict in Shaping Arab Countries' Response to the Shi'a Crescent and a Nuclearizing Iran
This paper examines the Sunni-Shi'a divide within Islam and the role it plays in shaping Sunni Arab governments' response to the rising "Shi'a crescent” and a revolutionary Shi'a Iran. Sunnis have politically dominated every country in the region, except non- Arab Iran, since their initial victory …
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An investigation into what role anti-Americanism plays in attracting Middle Eastern Arab Sunni men to Islamist extremism, in the contemporary era
In order to address this research question at the appropriate length, breadth and depth, it has necessitated the use of texts and academic debates across ‘time and space’, both ancient and modern, crossing a range of disciplines and encompassing Western and Middle Eastern academic sources.
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Comparative Literalisms: An Assessment of Protestant Christian and Sunni Muslim Fundamentalist Scriptural Hermeneutics through the Writings of Falwell, Rushdoony, Qutb, and al-Maqdisi
… widespread claim that Protestant Christian and Sunni Muslim ‘fundamentalists’ share a similar approach towards the interpretation of their sacred texts, the Bible and the Qur’an. They are particularly singled out for their preference for hermeneutic ‘literalism’. For that matter, in this …
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Farklı mezhepten bireylerin bazı değişkenler açısından incelenmesi
… 1)The level of prejudice of Alevis and Sunnis against each other has been compared. It has been researched whether the change in the level of prejudice is dependent on the sect, the sex, the level of education, relationship from another sect, family relationship which includes different …
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Religion, Electoral Rules and Women's Representation: A Cross National Examination
… (3) No significant different between Shiá and Sunni countries in the Islamic world as anticipated, but there is an interaction between those Islamic that are communitarian (Shia) and have quota law which tend to produce higher women's representation. Findings among the structural realm suggest …
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Putusan Pengadilan Agama Bangil nomor 538/Pdt.G/2004/PA.Bgl tentang anak perempuan menghijab saudara laki-laki kandung perspektif fiqh Indonesia
… terjadi perbedaan pendapat, antara pendapat Fiqh Sunni, pendapat Ibnu Abbas (syi’ah), pendapat Hazairin, Konsep KHI, Konsep BW, mereka berbeda pendapat dalam menafsirkan kata “al walad” dalam surat An Nisa’ ayat 176, menurut fiqh sunni kata “al walad” ialah anak laki-laki, sehingga saudara kandung …
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Outsiders in a distant land : a case study of ten Islamic Lebanese families and their views on citizenship
… particular, it focuses on the views of Islamic Sunni Lebanese families on the issue of citizenship as a notion of rights and participation. The key question which the thesis addresses is, in what ways can universal notions of citizenship be reworked to simultaneously address issues of justice …
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The concept of bankruptcy (al-Iflas) under Islamic law : a comparison with English and Malaysian personal bankruptcy laws
… Islamic law in detail with special reference to Sunni schools of law (a1-madhahib)- To do this, the Qur'an, Hadith, their commentaries and classical manuals of Sunni schools are consulted. It also deals with English and Malaysian Personal Bankruptcy Laws as a comparison with Islamic law. Thus, …
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Freedom of Parties in International Commercial Arbitration: An Analytical and Comparative Study of Shariah, The Saudi Arbitration Law 2012 and The English Arbitration Act 1996
… issue that, to date, has been overlooked by Sunni scholars. The research also seeks to identify the compatibility of the new Saudi arbitration system with Shariah with regard to the freedom of the arbitration parties. The thesis further seeks to explore and evaluate the degree to which …
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Mâturîdî ve Râzî tefsirlerinde Mu'tezile eleştirilerinin mukayesesi
… are the pioneers of the rational approach in the Sunni tafsir tradition, against Mu'tazila, who made reason preceded in understanding the verses, are handled comparatively. Therefore, the effect of sectarian affiliation in tafsir is presented with examples in a comparative way, especially for the …
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